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Inside Courts: Fired Federal Hocking principal sues to get his job back
Jake Amlin says the school board broke the law by not evaluating him in 2023–24 — and now he’s demanding his principal’s contract be reinstated or paid out.
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Inside Courts: Athens fights for local control in high-stakes court clash
Local and state statues — and Ohio cities’ home rule — collide as the Fourth District Court of Appeals hears Athens’ defense of its plastic bag ban.
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Inside Courts: Cyber heist case gets curiouser and curiouser (Updated)
Athens isn’t the only entity with a claim on the nearly $350,000 recovered from a fraudulent bank account.
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Inside Courts: Cyber heist hits Athens; City loses $722k in scam
City officials are pursuing civil action and a criminal investigation to try to recover stolen funds — which is unlikely.
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Inside Courts: Finger-pointing frenzy: $700k in damages and no one taking the blame
As lawsuits stack up, insurance battles intensify over who will pay for the costly fire-training exercise gone wrong at QuidelOrtho’s building on East State Street.
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Athens appeals plastic bag ban decision
The city has yet to put forward its full argument, but said it objects to a local judge’s decision granting summary judgment in the state’s favor.
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Court rules against Athens’ plastic bag ban; city to appeal (Updated)
The council voted at its meeting Monday night to appeal the local court’s Aug. 28 ruling that overturned the city’s ban on single-use plastic bags.
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Inside Courts: Unpacking the decision overturning Athens’ plastic bag ban
Judge George McCarthy’s ruling included facts outside the case, which could cause it to be overturned on appeal.
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MedFlight sues county residents for cost of emergency airlift
Emergency transport can cost tens of thousands of dollars — and many providers are out-of-network, leaving patients on the hook.
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Inside Courts: The Athens plastic bag ban
In this new series, retired judge Tom Hodson makes legal proceedings and the law understandable. First up: Athens’ plastic bag ban.
